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| Dunmurry: House damaged in petrol bomb attack | Dunmurry: House damaged in petrol bomb attack |
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| A petrol bomb has exploded at a house at Dunmurry on the outskirts of Belfast. | A petrol bomb has exploded at a house at Dunmurry on the outskirts of Belfast. |
| A window was broken at the property at Cloona Manor just before 00:45 BST on Sunday and the device was thrown at the front door, causing minor damage. | A window was broken at the property at Cloona Manor just before 00:45 BST on Sunday and the device was thrown at the front door, causing minor damage. |
| No-one is believed to have been in the property at the time of the incident. | No-one is believed to have been in the property at the time of the incident. |
| A second unexploded petrol bomb was found in the driveway of the house. It has been taken away for forensic examination. | A second unexploded petrol bomb was found in the driveway of the house. It has been taken away for forensic examination. |
| Sinn Féin MLA Jennifer McCann condemned the attack. | |
| "Thankfully, no-one was injured," she said. | |
| "Attacks like this can lead to serious injury or death and it's very worrying that anyone targeted this elderly man's home in this way. | |
| "If anyone has information on who was behind this attack, then they should give it to the police immediately." | |
| SDLP Lisburn councillor Brian Heading said the attack was "reckless and dangerous". | |
| "Anybody who throws petrol bombs at a home is attempting murder. There can be no justification of that," he said. | |
| "I'm urging those who carried out the deed to think long and hard and ask themselves what they have achieved and turn themselves into the police." | |
| Police have appealed for witnesses. |